Long-term effects of ash and N fertilization on stand growth, tree nutrient status and soil chemistry in a Scots pine stand

2006 ◽  
Vol 235 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 116-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Saarsalmi ◽  
Mikko Kukkola ◽  
Mikko Moilanen ◽  
Merja Arola
Keyword(s):  
Scots Pine ◽  
Soil Chemistry ◽  
Nutrient Status ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Stand Growth

Long-term effects of nitrogen fertilization on soil chemistry in three Scots pine stands in Sweden

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Ring ◽  
Staffan Jacobson ◽  
Lars Högbom
Keyword(s):  
Scots Pine ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilization ◽  
Boreal Forests ◽  
Soil Chemistry ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Stem Wood ◽  
Mineral Soils ◽  
Major Nutrients

Adding nitrogen to coniferous forests on mineral soils will increase stem-wood growth in most boreal forests. The addition of nitrogen affects soils and waters as well. This investigation was conducted to evaluate the long-term effects of nitrogen fertilization at different intensities on soil chemistry in nitrogen-limited ecosystems. The study was performed at three experimental sites that were originally established around 1980 in Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) stands. Fertilization regimes with applications ranging from conceivable commercial rates to very intensive rates (3× 150 kg N·ha–1 up to 12× 150 kg N·ha–1) had been applied. Samples were collected from the FH horizon at all sites and 0–20 cm in the mineral soil at two sites and analyzed for pH and major nutrients. The carbon to nitrogen ratio in the FH horizon decreased with increasing total nitrogen application, while the concentrations and contents of nitrogen and exchangeable magnesium and phosphorus increased. The concentration and contents of exchangeable potassium decreased in both the FH horizon and the mineral soil. In general, larger effects on soil chemistry were observed with increasing fertilization intensity.

scholarly journals Effects of experimental nitrogen deposition on peatland carbon pools and fluxes: a modelling analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Wu ◽  
C. Blodau ◽  
T. R. Moore ◽  
J. Bubier ◽  
S. Juutinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Respiration ◽  
Model Performance ◽  
Net Ecosystem Exchange ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
N Deposition ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
N Content ◽  
Modelling Analysis

Abstract. Nitrogen (N) pollution of peatlands alters their carbon (C) balances, yet long-term effects and controls are poorly understood. We applied the model PEATBOG to explore impacts of long-term nitrogen (N) fertilization on C cycling in an ombrotrophic bog. Simulations of summer gross ecosystem production (GEP), ecosystem respiration (ER) and net ecosystem exchange (NEE) were evaluated against 8 years of observations and extrapolated for 80 years to identify potential effects of N fertilization and factors influencing model behaviour. The model successfully simulated moss decline and raised GEP, ER and NEE on fertilized plots. GEP was systematically overestimated in the model compared to the field data due to factors that can be related to differences in vegetation distribution (e.g. shrubs vs. graminoid vegetation) and to high tolerance of vascular plants to N deposition in the model. Model performance regarding the 8-year response of GEP and NEE to N input was improved by introducing an N content threshold shifting the response of photosynthetic capacity (GEPmax) to N content in shrubs and graminoids from positive to negative at high N contents. Such changes also eliminated the competitive advantages of vascular species and led to resilience of mosses in the long-term. Regardless of the large changes of C fluxes over the short-term, the simulated GEP, ER and NEE after 80 years depended on whether a graminoid- or shrub-dominated system evolved. When the peatland remained shrub–Sphagnum-dominated, it shifted to a C source after only 10 years of fertilization at 6.4 g N m−2 yr−1, whereas this was not the case when it became graminoid-dominated. The modelling results thus highlight the importance of ecosystem adaptation and reaction of plant functional types to N deposition, when predicting the future C balance of N-polluted cool temperate bogs.

scholarly journals Fertilization of spruce monocultures in the territory of Training Forest Enterprise in Kostelec nad Černými lesy

2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (Special Issue) ◽  
pp. S73-S78 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Remeš ◽  
V.V. Podrázský
Keyword(s):  
Soil Profile ◽  
Soil Chemistry ◽  
General Trend ◽  
Soil Condition ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
Nutrient Contents ◽  
Site Fertility ◽  
Humus Accumulation ◽  
Fertilization Effects

Long-term fertilization effects were evaluated including NPK, Ca and N applications at the lower altitudes. The studied localities are in the territory of Training Forest Enterprise in Kostelec nad Černými lesy, at an altitude of 300–500 m a.s.l., sites of beech-oak-fir types. Fertilizers were used in 1965–1967, the evaluation of soil condition was done in 1967 (before fertilization) and 2002. After 25–35 years, only low effects of fertilization are detectable in the humus forms and complex soil profile – surface humus accumulation, soil chemistry, as well as nutrient contents. Complex fertilization was reflected in higher site fertility in general, N-fertilization only in the progress of acidification. During the period 1967–2002, a strong general trend of acidification is obvious caused by both acid deposition and Norway spruce monoculture-based forestry.

Long term effects of tillage practices and N fertilization in rainfed Mediterranean cropping systems: durum wheat, sunflower and maize grain yield

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 166-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Seddaiu ◽  
Ileana Iocola ◽  
Roberta Farina ◽  
Roberto Orsini ◽  
Giuseppe Iezzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Tillage Practices ◽  
Maize Grain Yield ◽  
Maize Grain

Long-term effects of N fertilization on cropping and growth of olive trees and on N accumulation in soil profile

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Fernández-Escobar ◽  
L. Marin ◽  
M.A. Sánchez-Zamora ◽  
J.M. García-Novelo ◽  
C. Molina-Soria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Profile ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
N Accumulation ◽  
Olive Trees

Growth responses following nitrogen and N–P–K–Mg additions to previously N-fertilized Scots pine and Norway spruce stands on mineral soils in Sweden

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 899-909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Staffan Jacobson ◽  
Folke Pettersson
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
Nutrient Deficiencies ◽  
Growth Responses ◽  
Growth Increase ◽  
Spruce Stands ◽  
Fertilization Effect ◽  
Mineral Soils

To study growth responses to refertilization, 12 Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and 6 Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) stands used in long-term nitrogen (N) fertilization experiments were refertilized with N, either alone or with various combinations and doses of phosphorus (P), potassium (K), and magnesium (Mg). Many of the experimental plots had previously been subjected to heavy N fertilization regimes over a period of 20–30 years. On average, for all the experiments, the latest N addition resulted in a significant growth increase, corresponding to 57% of the mean annual volume increment and comparable with the response to the initial fertilization. Differences in growth response between fertilization with N alone or in combination with P–K–Mg were in most cases insignificant for both tree species. Overall, the joint addition of P–K–Mg resulted in a nonsignificant additional growth increase of 0.2 m3·ha–1·year–1, corresponding to 6% of the N fertilization effect. Repeated additions of N alone had no effect on the P, K, and Mg concentrations in current-year needles. It was concluded that the repeated N fertilizations did not cause any serious nutrient deficiencies.

Long-Term Effects of Liming on Soil Chemistry in Stable and Eroded Upland Areas in a Mining Region

2013 ◽  
Vol 224 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. K. Nkongolo ◽  
G. Spiers ◽  
P. Beckett ◽  
R. Narendrula ◽  
G. Theriault ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Chemistry ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Mining Region

Long-term effects of site preparation on growth in Scots pine

1996 ◽  
Vol 86 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 27-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Göran Örlander ◽  
Gustaf Egnell ◽  
Arne Albrektson
Keyword(s):  
Scots Pine ◽  
Site Preparation ◽  
Long Term Effects
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